Author of quotes: Marcus Tullius Cicero. Page 5

If he thinks that encroach on the interests of the people are not against nature, then why do we need to discuss this with someone in person absolutely destroys the human principle? But if he recognizes that this, of course, should be avoided, but death, poverty and pain, things much worse, he is mistaken, counting any damage that is related to our body or property, more serious than any damage that is related to our soul.

... There is no more heinous sin than greed, especially by first citizens and people standing at the helm of the state.

The person who will be in charge of the Affairs of the state, you'll need to ensure that every citizen owned his property and that the property of private individuals were not exposed to decrease in favor of the state. Detrimental did Philip, in the year of his tribune proposing the land bill; it is, however, easily agreed to have him rejected, and shown greater moderation, but in many of his speeches spoke to the people, and especially bad was his statement that "the state is not there, and two thousand people owning property". Such speech is criminal, because it is dedicated to the equation of property, and perhaps something more pernicious? After all, with the intention that each owned their property, mainly and was founded by the state and civil community. For though the people together and led by nature, all in the hopes to protect his domain and they were looking for a stronghold in cities.

Because towards the needy or doing good deeds, or money. More easy way, especially for a wealthy man, but the first is more beautiful, more brilliant and more worthy of brave and illustrious husband. Although both inherent noble desire to be of service, but the money we get from a chest, things connected with our valor, and distribution, which is produced from your property, exhausting the very source of goodness.

Because it is rich and wise greatly admire people; students think pronouncing it understands the business and understands it better than others.

Therefore, one thing is certain (and this is the first and most necessary): must be placed close friendship loyal, loving and appreciating us. It's - the only thing is not much difference between extraordinary and ordinary people, and those others should achieve this equally.

For the preservation and retention of power is the most suitable of all means is to be loved, the most incongruous - to make people fear.

Entertainment and jokes we, of course, allowed, but, just like sleep and other activities: when we have made more important and responsible business. The jokes should not be immoderate and immodest, but subtle and witty. Just as we do not give children complete freedom in their games, but only such, which would correspond to the morally beautiful actions, and the joke must Shine the light of high intelligence.

So, our every action should be free from rashness and negligence, and we should not make anything that we would not be able to justify.

We need to monitor that the severity of the punishment did not exceed the severity of the offense and that did not work so that for the same misconduct of certain people who have suffered punishment, but others had not even been prosecuted. But when the punishment is more of all it is necessary to refrain from anger; after all, the man, in anger embarking on the punishment, can never observe the mean between excessive and low.

The war start so that we are not looking for anything other than peace.

My second reservation was that our kindness should not exceed our capacity, as a wish to be big benefactors than they can in their vehicles, particularly commit a misdemeanor, violating the rights of their nearest relatives; for the property which would be a fair give and bequeath to these last, they passed outside people. Because of such generosity in most cases is the desire to plunder and take by illegal means, in order to have sufficient funds for the donation. You will also notice that many people are not so generous by nature, how much driven, so to speak, with thirst of glory, do, wanting to seem like a benefactors, many arising rather from their tendency to boasting, than of good intention. But such pretence is closer to vanity than to generosity or moral beauty.

From all kinds of injustice still the most criminal injustice on the part of those who, resorting to deception, trying to look honest people.

So, it is impossible to fulfill the promises that are harmful to those whom you promised something, and if they're more harmful than helpful to whom you gave them, then to choose the best outcome worst not contrary to duty.